St Marys High School - Per Annos Yearbook (Cortland, NY)

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DEAD 0F NIGHT SIIURES HIT Comedy and plenty of it was the order for this year's Senior play. Give us something to laugh at, clamored St. Mary's students- something really side-splitting. Never faltering for a moment our 1944 Thespians set to Work and came up with a delightful and ludicrous farce, fittingly named Dead of the Night. Alice Gardner, a radio script writer and her colored maid, Jasmine, had no idea that the charming country house in which they were staying was in reality a home,' for a varied and colorful assortment of celebrated nuts, Agreed, the guests were a bit on the eccentric side, with a would-be Pocahontas running wild at the drop of a hatfchetll and Mussolini, Hitler and Queen Elizabeth dropping in occasionally for tea. Yes, there was something wrong somewhere, and it definitely wasn't in Denmark! The arrival of Steve, Alice-'s fiance, only served to compli- cate affairs, and it required the combined efforts of Alice, Jasmine and a chap who fancied him- self as' Nijinsky before matters were finally righted. This process of righting gives oppor- tunity for some lively dialogue and humor contributed largely by the assorted nuts already mentioned. The descent of the final curtain found an appreciative audience applauding enthusiasti- cally, and fiushed but triumphant Seniors taking well-earned footlight bows. Another theatrical season was ended-another successful play was to take its place among St. Mary's memorables! Seated Qon fioorjz E. Domineske, G. Sheridan Standing-left to right: R. Martin, J. Reagan, D. Odell, C. Markham Seated-left to right: M. Shirley, R. Reynolds, J. Casey, R. Foote, T. McNally, K. Ackerman ir ll

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, x Standing-left to right: R. Foote, P. McKendrick, R. Coakley, J. McNeil, J. Reilly, K. State, T. Walsh Seated-left to right: M. Johnson, K. Ackerman, R. Martin, J. Casey, T. Snyder IN THE FUUTSTEPS 0F UUR LADY In describing this year's Sodality activities, one statement seems a little more appropriate than any other, namely, Something new has been added -something which has served to enliven our meetings and to add the necessary zest and sparkle. All these tributes, we, the feminine Sodalists, give to St. Mary's High School boys, the new members of Our Blessed Lady's Sodality, Naturally with the fellows now in our midst, originality was the keynote of all the meet- ings. A display of this characteristic was exhibited at our first meeting when, on male suggestion, several by-laws were adopted. Foremost among these was the establishment of a Communion Sunday. With all due respect to humility, it might be mentioned that parish comments of this new venture were entirely favorable. Another worthwhile innovation consisted of short, religious talks by the students themselves. Realizing that, All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, our advisor, Sister Venard, proposed a social. A social resulted in many socials, in- cluding the famed Mardi Gras and a Welcoming Party. In May, the most beautiful ceremony of the year took place when Kathleen Ackerman expressed the sentiments of all Sodalists by crowning Mary, Our Mother, as Queen of the Most Holy Rosary. 10f

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-141 Ilh , R' ' E'-wc .41 QSX - x 1 N R, 'k12'k First row-left to right: T. Walsh, Halfbackg C. Ackerman, Tackle, R. Corser, Halfback Second row-left to right: J. F. Casey, Center Third row-left to right: E. J. Domineske, Halfbackg L. Martin, End Fourth row-left to right: R. Martin, Quarterback, T. McNally, Tackle Fifth row-left to right: J. Dwyer, Fullbackg R. Kane, Guard, T. Snyder, End x 1' at